HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY

 CYBER BULLYING - VEDANT DAVE  Today, a kid or teen’s desire to connect with friends has not changed, but the options for doing so have grown tremendously. Children are not only asking for their own tablets, gaming devices, and mobile phones at a younger age, they also want access to popular social media sites, and the ability to engage in online games and share information. Just as young people used to spend unmonitored time playing with friends in the neighborhood, outside the periphery of adults, they are now engaging with each other in the cyberworld, “talking” with each other, “talking” to each other, and “talking” about each other, often without adult or parental monitoring. While technology allows young people to connect in meaningful ways, such as the opportunity to share ideas, photos, videos, and more, the unsupervised nature of the cyberworld demands the need for guidance, guidelines, and social responsibility. Cyberbullying can happen anywhere there is online socia...

  FLAWS IN INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM - VEDANT DAVE MAIN REASONS BEHIND FLAWS IN INDIAN EDUCATION  1. Lack Of Resources One of the most important things that affect the work and progress of educational systems is the economic status of the country. Even though the Indian one is currently 6th in the world by nominal GDP, there is still a big lack of resources that are related to the educational sector. As India represents the 2nd largest country in the world by population with over 1.2 billion residents, you can assume how tough it can be to sort all the necessary segments out.  2.     Bigger Focus Is on The English Language Bigger Focus Is on The English Language Another big problem in the Indian education system is the language that students commonly use to learn. The main focus is on improving the English even though it’s not the native one. And this eventually results in poor numerical skills and local literacy of Indian students. Furthermore, it al...

  CHILD LABOUR   Child labour is a word that refers to the exploitation of children through any occupation that deprives them of their childhood, stops them from attending regular school, and is detrimental to their physical, mental, social, and moral development. The use of children for labour is forbidden by law everywhere. At the same time, some exceptions exist, such as work performed by young artists, household chores, supervised training, and various kinds of child labour used by Amish children and native children in the Americas. Child labour is employing and engaging the children in economic activities such as exploitative industries, trafficking, etc. on a part-time or full-time job basis. According to the 2001 census, the number of child labourers in India was about 13 million; most of the child labourers are employed in rural areas. About 60% of them are under 10 years of age. 23% of children are engaged in business, while 36% of children are in household work. Chil...

  जल ही नहीं, भोजन भी जीवन है। - VEDANT AND RAJVEER FOOD INSECURITY Food insecurity refers to alack of access to enough, good, healthy, and culturally appropriate food. Everybody needs to eat well and we all need a certain amount of daily food to satay healthy and active. Everybody deserves to eat the food that they think is good for them. It keeps them mentally happy. Everyone loves healthy food . Healthy eating is nutritious and sustainable. It is full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, energy and all the other things that our body needs to be happy. FOOD SECURITY To understand Food insecurity in more appropriate way, we need to throw some light on FOOD SECURITY. Food security means having reliable access to enough good, healthy, and culturally appropriate food. Food security is related to all other great and wonderful ideals such as food justice, food sovereignty and food equality. While food security is certainly a crucial part of this, concepts such as food justice and food sove...

 GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY - VEDANT AND RAJVEER MEASURES TAKEN BY GOVT. TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY. 1. PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Food items purchased by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) are distributed among the poorer sections of the society through government controlled ration shops. This is called the Public Distribution System (PDS). This is the most important step taken by the Government of India to ensure food security. Over the years, the PDS policy has been revised to make it more efficient and targeted. 2. BUFFER STOCK. Buffer stock is the stock of cereals procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI), i.e. wheat and rice. FCI buys wheat and rice from farmers in states where there is surplus production. Purchased grain is stored in the grain store. This is done to distribute foodgrains at a lower price than the market price in the deficit areas and the poorer sections of the society. 3. TPDS (TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM). Government of India intr...

 WHAT CAN WE DO IN ORDER ENSURE FOOD SECURITY? - VEDANT AND RAJVEER 1. ENSURE FOOD IS SAFE  National governments are important in ensuring that food is safe and nutritious for all. And they have a good reason - according to the World Bank, unsafe food alone is costing low- and middle-income economies 95 95 billion annually in productivity. To help reduce this number, policymakers can promote sustainable agriculture and food systems, promoting cooperation in public health, animal health, agriculture and other areas. Countries may also comply with international standards established by the Codex Elementary Commission.  2. GROW FOOD SAFELY  Food producers need to adopt better practices to ensure adequate supply of safe food globally as well as mitigate their environmental impact and adapt to climate change. As food production systems change and adapt to changing conditions, farmers should carefully consider the best ways to address potential risks and ensure food is saf...